Understanding Things Fall Apart has 0 ratings and 1 review: Published January 1st 1998 by Whitston Publishing Company, 165 pages, Hardcover. Why do Things Fall Apart?. A Psychological Analysis of Okonkwo's. More importantly for this essay the novel depicts the rise and fall of the protagonist. Get this from a library! Understanding Things fall apart : selected essays and criticism. [Solomon Ogbede Iyasẹre;. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.